COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on April 2, 2019, 43-year old David Dylan Wuerfele, II, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. Wuerfele was sentenced to 27 months in prison to be followed by a term of supervised release for three years.

In May and June 2018, Wuerfele sold marijuana, cocaine and a firearm to law enforcement, which caused the Council Bluffs Police Department to obtain a warrant to search Wuerfele’s residence. Officers located firearms, marijuana and assorted other drug paraphernalia in Wuerfele’s home.

The matter was investigated by the Council Bluffs Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.